Philipp von Boeselager

Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager
Boeselager receiving the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany from Parliament Secretary Wolfgang von Geldern in 1989
Born(1917-09-06)6 September 1917
Burg Heimerzheim, German Empire
Died1 May 2008(2008-05-01) (aged 90)
Burg Kreuzberg, Altenahr, Germany
AllegianceGermany
RankMajor (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
UnitCavalry Regiment Centre 3. Kavalleriebrigade
ConflictsEastern Front (World War II)
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
RelationsGeorg von Boeselager (brother)
Other workeconomist, forester

Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager (6 September 1917 – 1 May 2008) was the second-last surviving member of the 20 July Plot, a conspiracy of Wehrmacht officers to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler in 1944.

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